Book-mark.



1. n. WATTS,

BOOK MARK. v APPL'IcATIcN FILED SEPT. l9, 19n- L 1,269,025. Patented June 11, 1918.

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BOOK-MARK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 19, 191.7. Serial No. 192,122.

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To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Junrus R. WATTS a citizen of the United States, residin at Atlanta, in the county of. Fulton and tate of Georgia, have invented certain new and use- Improvements in Book-Marks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to book marks and it is the dominant object of the invention to provide a book mark which can be detachy se ured to a book without mutilating placed between the pages hug the same. It is a morespecific object of the invention to provide a novel clip adapted for engageg a marker secured, thereto for arrangement between the details and arbe apparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawmgs, in connection with the specific descriptlon herema r contained, and wherein-tho preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the urpose of imparting a full understanding 01 the same.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side as applied to a book he improvements in elevation of the mark back;

Fig. 2"is a vertical fragmentary section through a book showing ereto;

the mark applied Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the book back showing th 01 and e arrangement of the mark.

Having more particular reference .to the drawmgs, and in connection with which-like reference character will refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views, B represents a book back to which the improved mark is applied.

The mark includes a clip formed froma piece of spring metal and bent upon smgle itse f, one leg portion thereof bein widened and forme concavo-convex as 'cated under side thereity of tits formed u on the ese tits, obviously servof, as shown at 2, t

7 provided with an the clip itself may 1g. 4 is an elevation of the improved Patented June ii, rare.

thereof. The inthe flexible marker as engaged in'the slot 5 is knotted.

en in using the improved book mark,

the numeral 3 is somewhatue displacement of the is arranged upon I clip is curved or of course to be understood,

the spring metal clip is engaged with the back thereof as shown in the drawings and the flexible mark 6 arrangedbetween the desired ages. It will be readil understood, that t e construction of'the c ip is such as to prevent the mutilating or scarring of the book back and: yet, add to t e ornamental appearance thereof.

The exposed portion of the clip may be ornamental design while precious 0r attractive metal.

It is of course to be understood that the clip may be formed of various materials instead of metal, such as card-board, fiber, hard rubber, 'etc.

Manifestly, capable of considerable modification and such modification as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention. P

A book marker including a clip formed of a single iece of spring metal bentupon itself and a apted'to bedetachably engaged with a book back, the intermediate portion of said clip being enlarged and provided with a slot, one side of the clip being widened and formed concavo-convex, a plurality of tits formed on said concave-convex side, and a flexible marker engaged "with said slot.

In'testimony whereo hereto.

the construction shown is be, if desired, formed of I afiix my signature v 

